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USGS D3729, Weld County, Colorado, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.462,-104.937 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Weld County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS D3729, Poudre River draw | Landman N. H., Cobban W. A. (2003) | Pierre Shale | Grey limestone concretions in the upper transition member of the Pierre Shale, ~400 ft (121.9 m) below the Milliken Sandstone Member of the Fox Hills Formation | "shale" | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hoploscaphites birkelundae species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Hoploscaphites : Hoploscaphites birkelundae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Landman N. H., Cobban W. A. (2003) Ammonites from the upper part of the Pierre Shale and Fox Hills Formation of Colorado, American Museum Novitates 3388, 1-45 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!